NJ-HITEC Sets Schedule for EHR Vendor RFRs (Request for Response),
Letters of Intent Due Aug 18
www.njhitec.org
Excerpted from NJ-HITEC Web site on August 13, 2010.
NJ-HITEC
“New Jersey – Health Information Technology Extension Center (NJ-HITEC) is a federally recognized Regional Extension Center located on the campus of the New Jersey Institute of Technology. The sole purpose of NJ-HITEC is to assist New Jersey primary care providers in the successful adoption, implementation and use of electronic health records systems and to become meaningful users of those healthcare technologies, in order to deliver quality care improvements to New Jersey residents throughout the state.”
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Schedule for Response for Supported EHR Vendors
Letter of Intent Due Aug 18; RFR Due Aug 27
FAQ Session Aug 20
| Event | Date |
| NJ-HITEC releases RFR | August 13th, 2010 |
| E-mail letter of Intent Due by 5 pm | August 18th, 2010 |
| Last day for Vendor Questions – Vendor FAQ session | August 20th, 2010 |
| Answers Posted on Website | August 24th, 2010 |
| RFR Due | August 27th, 2010 |
| Vendor Demonstrations & Site Visits | September & October, 2010 |
Excerpted from Request for Response (RFR) for
Supported EHR Vendors on August 13, 2010:
NJ-HITEC was setup “to support and serve health care providers in becoming meaningful users of electronic health records (EHRs). NJ-HITEC will work towards this goal by:
- Providing training and support services to assist doctors and other providers in adopting EHRs
- Offering information and guidance to help with EHR implementation and achieving Meaningful Use
- Giving technical assistance as and when needed”
“New Jersey has nearly 33,000 physicians, among which 18,343 of which are primary care providers. NJ-HITEC has been established as a 5.01(C) 3 organization with a mission to convert 5,000 Priority Primary Care Providers (Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, Family Medicine, Adolescent Medicine, OB/GYN, Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants) to meaningful users of Electronic Health Record technology in the first two years.
“This request for responses is being issued to identify and select multiple EHR solutions in order to create a “Supported Vendor List”. This Request for Response addresses NJ-HITEC’s mission to advance the adoption, implementation and meaningful use of health IT among health care providers to improve the safety, quality, accessibility, availability and efficiency of health care for the citizens of New Jersey. NJ-HITEC is seeking vendors whose products are capable of bringing providers to meaningful use in a cost efficient and effective manner and is looking forward to contract with qualified vendors.
“NJ-HITEC views the selection of these vendors as part of the overall process in New Jersey to create an effective electronic health records system. That system will be accessible to both the individual and to his or her physician, hospital and other health care providers.
“As a part of the qualifying process, respondents may be asked to provide a demonstration of their proposed solutions. The project will be consistent with New Jersey Health Information Technology implementation plan and the NJ Medicaid Management Information System (MMIS) and State Medicaid HIT Plan (SMHP) plans.”
The Vendor FAQ conference call will be held on
August 20th, at 11 am – 12 pm EST.
Conference Call Number: 218-936-7988
Passcode: 211
Request for Response for EHR s and Instructions
Documents for Downloads
-RFR Document
-Addendum I
-Addendum II
NJ-HITEC – NJHITEC – NJ REC
